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The key genealogical facts found in death or burial index entries may include:

*Name of the deceased

*Name of the deceased

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Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

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=== Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection ===

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=== Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection ===

Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:

Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:

*[[IGI]]

*[[IGI]]

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*[[IGI Batch Number Descriptions]]

If an FHL film number is given in the entry for your ancestor, search for it in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=film_number Family History Library Catalog].

If an FHL film number is given in the entry for your ancestor, search for it in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=film_number Family History Library Catalog].

Collection Time Period

Record Description

This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following:

Family Records

Church Records

Civil Registration

This index is not complete for any particular place or region.

Record Content

The key genealogical facts found in death or burial index entries may include:

Name of the deceased

Gender

Names of the parents

Name of the spouse (if married)

Death or burial date

Death or burial place

Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

Coverage Table

This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.

Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by country.

As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.

Locality

Baptisms, 1570-1910

Marriages, 1670-1910

Deaths, 1640-1910

Beja

15,890

0

0

Coimbra

21,525

3,130

9,206

Évora

8,176

2,890

0

Funchal

61,191

8,950

217

Guarda

0

183

0

Leiria

89,878

12,111

21,364

Lisbon

1,504

0

0

Portalegre

2,205

3,340

0

Porto

29,809

6,576

28,033

Portugal

12,348

6,840

6,750

Setúbal

80,029

2,284

2,168

Viseu

101,799

8,969

32,496

Totals

424,354

55,273

100,234

How to Use the Record

Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection

Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:

Record History

For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. This is an index of some deaths or burials throughout Portugal. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Record Was Created

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored the indexing of this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

Record Reliability

Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Portugal.

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Related Wiki Articles

Contributions to This Article

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Sources of Information for This Collection

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